Bad Düben

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Bad Düben
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Admin. region	Leipzig
District	Delitzsch
Town subdivisions	4 Stadtteile
Mayor	Astrid Münster
Basic statistics
Area	45.45 km² (17.5 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m  (322 ft)
Population	8,702  (31/12/2006)
- Density	191 /km² (496 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DZ
Postal code	04849
Area code	034243
Website	www.bad-dueben.de
Location of the town of Bad Düben within Delitzsch district
Coordinates: 51°35′31″N 12°35′7″E / 51.59194, 12.58528

Bad Düben is a town in the district of Delitzsch in the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated at the southern end of the national park Dübener Heide (Heath of Düben), between the rivers Elbe and Mulde, which runs through the city center.

[edit] History

Bad Düben's history goes back at least 1,000 years and traces its origins to the Slavic castle of Dibni, with the first documented mention in 981. Fortifications around the castle led in time to the formation of the town at the Mulde. The town was the site of several historical events, including a battle in 1450 in the feud between Friedrich and Wilhelm von Thüringen, in which the old castle was completely destroyed. The legendary dispute between Hans Kohlhase and Günter von Zaschnitz was settled in a court established in the town in 1533.

In 1631, during the Thirty Years' War Gustav Adolf II and John George I, Elector of Saxony met in the town to forge an alliance against Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.

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